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eightbitagent t1_iswxgaw wrote

Call the postmaster

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freetimerva t1_isxdkgq wrote

Can a person actually get fired from the postal service?

My old mail man got caught stealing christmas cards for the cash in them...and they just moved him to role where he didnt have access to mail.

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DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_isxnab2 wrote

By extension, maybe they would move Clerk 14 to a role where he doesn't interact with other humans.

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NuttingOnNutzy t1_isy4siu wrote

The post office probably moved him to that branch, making him work alone so other postal employees and management don’t have to deal with him

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kilofoxtrotfour t1_isxgl75 wrote

Postal Employees are almost impossible to fire, unfortunately

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Stitchmond t1_isxhtv8 wrote

Then how come I see a different carrier on my route every other week? I'm worried about these people who I see regularly but then are simply gone. Do they just take them out back and shoot them?

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kilofoxtrotfour t1_isxke70 wrote

The USPS is much more dynamic now. A decade ago, the mail was delivered on the exact same route. about the same time, and usually the same employee.! Now, a USPs truck might be passing your house 3 times a day because of their multiple contracts with the private sector. The USPS employee was the dream job until recently— it’s a $hitty job with goos pay/benefits right now.

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Stitchmond t1_isxn6kl wrote

I remember when I was a kid in a mid-sized town, our carrier was one older guy for like 15 years.

Now I've seen the same young girl delivering mail for the past few weeks, which is the longest I've ever seen the same carrier. There have been times when it's been a different carrier every day for weeks at a time.

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freetimerva t1_isxkal1 wrote

>Do they just take them out back and shoot them?

If they're lucky.

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NuttingOnNutzy t1_isy5eaj wrote

The post office has a probationary period where they essentially try to torture you into quitting by giving you terrible routes, shifts, etc. You do another probationary period once you get accepted into a career role. Once you prove you can consistently show up to work in hell, then the protections come into play that USPS is known for.

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gleepgloopgleepgloop t1_isxcqx6 wrote

Sounds like the clerk has schizophrenia and is having a break or maybe stop taking his medication. He may be able to hold it together when his postmaster is standing at his shoulder, but not all day long. The postmaster probably knows something is up but needs to catch something like this in person or have a complaint filed (Not an online review).

Managers worst nightmare. Write a letter to the postmaster about your experience so it's in writing. You'll be doing everybody a favor.

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jennbo t1_isxlg0b wrote

Man I know folks (usually without MDs) like to do armchair diagnoses online but saying that someone has schizophrenia because they say bigoted shit is a big stretch imo. There are plenty of people who have mental illnesses who aren’t assholes. A “break” for 6+ years if you read the google reviews. And supposedly he IS the main manager there.

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gleepgloopgleepgloop t1_isxoy4a wrote

I am a licensed mental health professional and have experience working with institutionalized and community-residing individuals with schizophrenia, among other disorders.

You are focused on the bigoted comments, I'm looking at all the details and the context, which includes my knowledge of federal HR and ADA where it pertains to employee mental health.

Of course I don't have enough information to make a diagnosis, which is why I said it "sounds like" schizophrenia. I rarely comment on diagnoses on reddit, but if OP's description is accurate, I stand by my impression.

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LionOver t1_isy6j2s wrote

Yeah, my older brother has schizoaffective disorder and one of his primary delusions over the past several years is that black people are following him and listening to his conversations. It's verrrrrry embarrassing, because you can't make him unbelieve that.

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gleepgloopgleepgloop t1_isydl73 wrote

I bet it is! I'm sorry your brother is struggling and that it's affecting you as well. It's nice that you have a relationship with him despite it.

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CptJaxxParrow OP t1_it1ri5p wrote

Nah, I know people with schizoaffective disorders, some on their meds, other's not so much. This seems nothing like that. Clerk 14 is an energy vampire. He was very outwardly enjoying making me uncomfortable and confused. Dudes just looking for confrontation to entertain himself

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